On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Gordon Pearce wrote:
> Yep, the RJ45 on the laptop will be ethernet. The cable is indeed for
> programming a Cisco router or some such, I checked and our Cisco router has
> an RJ45 "Console" port.
>
> Just use an ordinary null modem cable between the server and the laptop.
> Incidentally, why can't you just put a monitor on the server? Is it
> something wierd and proprietary?
Nah - Just uses CMB bus for monitor / KB / Mouse and I want to be able to
sit down when I install ;)
Thanks for all the help peeps.
Monkey
>
> Gordon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 20 July 2001 11:40
> Subject: Re: [scottish] Remote console over serial to RJ-45
>
>
> >
> > > Boo hiss :O) - we got the cabling for it - a serial cable with 2 male
> RJ45
> > > connectors and an adaptor with female serial and female RJ45.
> >
> > Yeah, this is the "modular" serial over RJ45 standard employed by, for
> > instance, Cisco for their router consoles. But as you've realised, it's
> > still serial, and still incompatible with ethernet.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk
> > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk
> http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk
http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk
--------------------------------------------------------------------
